Ugh. Cedric. Probably because it was the first and it was a student. Because it was so casually done. All of the deaths after this one hit hard, don't get me wrong. Sirius, Hedwig, Dobby, Fred. Tonks and Remus. But those deaths were during battles, those characters knew what they were getting into.
Oh wow, that's a really good point. The students didn't even have any sense of impending danger at that point; it was totally unprecedented. (At least as far as they knew.)
What do Muggleborns tell their family and friends about Hogwarts?
I at least took the question to mean more extended family and friends - so not just their parents, but aunts, uncles etc. However, stories often seem to ignore the existence of extended family for simplicity's sake. Also, a lot of people aren't that close to their extended family, so it wouldn't really make much difference, and I imagine they drift from their friends once they get to Hogwarts.
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Ugh. Cedric. Probably because it was the first and it was a student. Because it was so casually done. All of the deaths after this one hit hard, don't get me wrong. Sirius, Hedwig, Dobby, Fred. Tonks and Remus. But those deaths were during battles, those characters knew what they were getting into.
Oh wow, that's a really good point. The students didn't even have any sense of impending danger at that point; it was totally unprecedented. (At least as far as they knew.)
What do Muggleborns tell their family and friends about Hogwarts?
I at least took the question to mean more extended family and friends - so not just their parents, but aunts, uncles etc. However, stories often seem to ignore the existence of extended family for simplicity's sake. Also, a lot of people aren't that close to their extended family, so it wouldn't really make much difference, and I imagine they drift from their friends once they get to Hogwarts.